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HB 257: EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for operating a public charter school.

Amends Section 33-5206, Idaho Code, to revise public charter school operating requirements including administrator and teacher certification standards, educational service provider contracts, and admission preferences prioritizing military families and disadvantaged students.

Status

Second Reading (House) (February 18, 2025) · Originated in the Idaho House · Introduced February 17, 2025

Sponsors

  • EDUCATION COMMITTEE
  • LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
  • Sixty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2025
  • Legislative Co-sponsors
  • RS32420
  • Senator Adams Representative Shirts
  • H 257

Committees

  • JRA for Printing

Bill history

  • February 17, 2025 — House: Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
  • February 18, 2025 — House: Reported Printed; Filed for Second Reading
  • February 19, 2025 — House: Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
  • February 19, 2025 — House: U.C. to be returned to Education Committee

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